Pure vs. Applied Mathematics

There is an ongoing debate amongst mathematicians about whether applied mathematics has value, and should be considered a part of…

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When I first heard about VORTEX2, my first thought was that it was a waste of money. Tornados are violent…

An interesting theme that has pervaded these first two weeks of VORTEX2 is that things are constantly going wrong with…

We went out on Tuesday to target a convective cell south of Clinton, OK. I took a bunch of pictures,…

As you may be aware, yesterday featured some very explosive severe weather, mostly focused in central and eastern Oklahoma. My…

We headed out from Hays on Thursday to intercept a small supercell to the northwest. My job is simple. I…

We officially left Norman on Tuesday, discovering to our annoyance that a spare instrument rack, which had been attached to…

An interesting switch has occurred in my thinking about the world. It’s difficult to determine whether this switch was caused…

After I decided to get a doctoral degree in mathematics, and was well down that path, I began to notice…

So I’ve been taking classes for so long that adjusting to this new freedom is really difficult. I’m still a…